"Those of us who though the First Order was a threat found a way to act - independent of the Republic."

She doesn't hesitate this time, but a her fingers twitch as she speaks. Hera knows the Resistance was always an open secret, but she still doesn't like to admit this.

"But by the time we found something that my convince the Senate..." Now, she does trail off for a moment, as she chooses her words. "It was too late."